Need Help! iPhone 3g Home Button Not Working Can't Restore..

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  • gspeedy
    Top Poster
    • Apr 2009
    • 190

    #1

    Need Help! iPhone 3g Home Button Not Working Can't Restore..

    Was selling me old 3g iPhone (with broken home button)
    I reset the iPhone 3g so it would remove all my info.
    An was hoping it would go back to like new.

    But now its stuck on the apple icon screen.

    So am thinking i need to restore with iTunes.
    But i can't get in to dfu mode as the home button is not working.

    Is the any software that will get the phone in to DFU mode?
    HAPPY NEW YEAR, DK MEMBERS!
  • polako
    Member
    • Oct 2012
    • 43

    #2
    this 3g iphone work different than iphone 4g-s hold the power 3 sec after press and hold home button and hold them for 10 sec both and release power and keep pressing the home for 6-10 secs unitl you get dfu mode (blank screen) after that just plug it and restore it with itunes


    cheers

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    • fijiman
      DK Veteran
      • Oct 2010
      • 976

      #3
      Originally posted by polako
      this 3g iphone work different than iphone 4g-s hold the power 3 sec after press and hold home button and hold them for 10 sec both and release power and keep pressing the home for 6-10 secs unitl you get dfu mode (blank screen) after that just plug it and restore it with itunes

      cheers
      Home Button not working...

      If you had a 3GS or higher I would of recommended you build a DFU ipsw(redsn0w) and just restore with it leaving your iPhone in DFU mode...not sure if it will work a 3G...

      [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpjADB2Ags4]Jailbreak iPhone with broken Home button (DFU mode) - YouTube[/ame]

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      • polako
        Member
        • Oct 2012
        • 43

        #4
        it works i have tried that several times with 3g and gs their dfu procedure is a bit of different that 4g and up. the issue is that itunes is not signing 5.1.1 anymore for 3gs and for 3g will be 4.2.1. whe he can try to point itunes to cydia servers to restore or try tyni umbrella

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        • gspeedy
          Top Poster
          • Apr 2009
          • 190

          #5
          i Have the apple logo on the screen.. So i plug in & run itunes put itunes don't even see the iphone is plug in.. so can't get the restore screen up
          HAPPY NEW YEAR, DK MEMBERS!

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          • smirnoff_rules
            V.I.P. Member
            • Mar 2008
            • 8603

            #6
            http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct...reyWeajXavYIwg u can try this , sometimes it kicks it out of restore
            any information provided is for educational/experimental purposes only.

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            • gspeedy
              Top Poster
              • Apr 2009
              • 190

              #7
              don't think it can be seen by the computer...
              HAPPY NEW YEAR, DK MEMBERS!

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              • kebabs
                Member
                • Mar 2011
                • 73

                #8
                How about fitting a new home button cheap and easy to do, then you will get more money for it when you sell
                It

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                • polako
                  Member
                  • Oct 2012
                  • 43

                  #9
                  you need to remove the touch screen out and try manually follow this link to perform that task How to Fix an iPhone 3G Screen: 15 steps (with pictures)

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                  • sinky077
                    Member
                    • Nov 2008
                    • 66

                    #10
                    iphone

                    Originally posted by gspeedy
                    Was selling me old 3g iPhone (with broken home button)
                    I reset the iPhone 3g so it would remove all my info.
                    An was hoping it would go back to like new.

                    But now its stuck on the apple icon screen.

                    So am thinking i need to restore with iTunes.
                    But i can't get in to dfu mode as the home button is not working.

                    Is the any software that will get the phone in to DFU mode?
                    hi m8 i had the same promblem .this is wot i done to fix it i download
                    TinyUmbrella [WIN] got a restore file of dav-team org .

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